WESTON, Mass. – Prior to the April 12 home match against Norwich University, members of the men's tennis team were recognized for their significant contributions to the Pride program.
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Andrew Bienvenu (Baton Rouge, La.) made an immediate impact for the Pride during the 2021-22 season. He was named GNAC Player of the Year, First Team All-GNAC in singles, and Second Team All-GNAC in doubles after completing a perfect 15-0 singles season, the most single-season victories without a loss in program history. Bienvenu also posted a 14-2 record in doubles, winning all four doubles sets in conference play. He is a three-time GNAC Player of the Week, honored on March 14, April 4, and April 18. He won three singles contests in three sets, rallying back from losing the first set on all three occasions. He earned his bachelor's degree from LSU and is pursuing his master's degree in counseling. |
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Sebastian Torres (San Juan, Puerto Rico) was voted First Team All-GNAC in singles this past season after rolling to a 12-3 overall record, including a perfect 4-0 mark in GNAC regular season play. He was named the GNAC Player of the Week April 11 after earning his seventh straight singles victory with a 6-0, 6-0 victory, eventually extending that winning streak to 10 consecutive contests. He concluded his collegiate playing career with a total of 19 singles victories and 25 doubles wins. He led the Pride with 11 doubles victories in 2018-19, including five straight doubles wins in the fall. A two-time Academic All-GNAC honoree, he graduated in May with a bachelor's degree in marketing. |
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Mitchell Weiner (Plano, Texas) returned to the Pride and collected six singles victories along with eight doubles wins this past season. He finished his collegiate playing career with 16 career singles wins and 18 career doubles victories. Weiner clinched the team's first victory of the 2021-22 season March 1 against Wartburg with a straight-set singles win. After the 2020-21 academic year, he received the Regis Leadership in Athletics Award and was both an ITA Scholar-Athlete and an Academic All-GNAC honoree. Already with his bachelor's degree in sport management, he completed his master's degree in strategic sports communication. |
Two other student-athletes finished their time at Regis College during the 2021-22 season. Owen Pelissier (Hingham, Mass.) completed his bachelor's degree in global business management in December 2021 and accumulated six singles wins along with 19 doubles victories during his career with the Pride. Shane Phillip (Brockton, Mass.) rejoined the tennis program for the final matches of the 2021-22 season after the conclusion of the volleyball campaign. Also with the team in Fall 2019 and Fall 2021, Phillip graduated with a bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering.
The Regis College men's tennis team won seven matches during the 2021-22 campaign and qualified for the GNAC Tournament, competing in the semifinals at Eastern Nazarene April 30.